Startup Sac: “FourthWave Announces New Women-Led Tech Accelerator in Sacramento”
FourthWave, an LA-based nonprofit, announced today the launch of its female tech entrepreneur catalyst program in Sacramento, with an open call for applications to fill its Sacramento 2017 program.
The nonprofit’s new website and Sacramento expansion is made possible through a grant provided by the City of Sacramento RAILS Innovation Program. FourthWave was founded by Nancy Perlman in 2016 in Los Angeles, following a Goldhirsh Fellowship with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office, where she focused on technology, innovation and gender equity.
Perlman, a member of Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti’s Tech Council and the Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women, also developed and led City Hall X, a monthly speaker series for women in Los Angeles City government; CHX Leadership Training pilot for Los Angeles city employees, targeting diversity; and The Elevate Project (now FourthWave), which began as a mentor program for female tech entrepreneurs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Tech Council.